Authenticity

It Starts with Us -- Leading the Way to Workplace Well-being: Interview with Newton Cheng | Episode 27

It Starts with Us -- Leading the Way to Workplace Well-being: Interview with Newton Cheng | Episode 27

Sharing vulnerabilities as a leader in the context of culture change and mental health at work can include discussing challenges faced, lessons learned, or personal growth experiences. When you are transparent and authentic about the struggles you've faced as a leader and how you've navigated them, you can create a more relatable and trusting work environment….

In this episode, I model vulnerability by sharing my embarrassing anxiety-fueled outtakes as I was fairly star-struck by my guest Newton Cheng.

Newton is a family man, a world champion powerlifter, and the Director of Health + Performance at Google.
Learn why Newton doesn’t like the saying “Bring your whole self to work.”

Newton shares these two takeaways:

  1. Vulnerability can be built like a muscle; saying: "I don't know how to be vulnerable" is being vulnerable and

  2. Start with seeing the human first — treat everyone first as just another human in a certain context.

The 6 "A"s of Advancing a Caring Culture at Work: Interview with Julius Rhodes | Ep 6

The 6 "A"s of Advancing a Caring Culture at Work: Interview with Julius Rhodes | Ep 6

A when leaders are their authentic selves, they allow others to see more clearly their own self-identity. Isolating and concealing your true identity is exhausting – and wears on your well-being. When leaders are authentic and model their vulnerability through humility, they become more trustworthy. By building trust, they create psychologically safe teams.

In this podcast I speak with HR professional Julius Rhodes and how we can help drive a caring work culture.